Like many animals in the far north, snowshoe hares change their coats from brown to white each autumn.
Timing of Snowshoe Hare Winter Color Swap May Leave Them Exposed in Changing Climate, Study Finds
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New Look at Climate Data Shows Substantially Wetter Rain and Snow Days Ahead
A key source of information underpinning the upcoming National Climate Assessment suggests that heavy precipitation days historically experienced once in a century by Americans could in the future be experienced on several occasions in a lifetime.
MIT Engineers Devise Technology to Prevent Fouling in Photobioreactors for CO2 Capture
Algae grown in transparent tanks or tubes supplied with carbon dioxide can convert the greenhouse gas into other compounds, such as food supplements or fuels. But the process leads to a buildup of algae on the surfaces that clouds them and reduces efficiency, requiring laborious cleanout procedures every couple of weeks.
COVID Shutdown Allows Study of Tourism’s Impact on Hawaii Fishes
During August 2019, more than 40,000 tourists visited Hawai`i’s Molokini island to snorkel or dive.
Stronger Paper Bags, Reused Repeatedly Then Recycled for Biofuel Could Be Future
As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such as single-use plastic bags, a novel study by Penn State researchers demonstrates a process to make paper bags stronger — especially when they get wet — to make them a more viable alternative.
World’s Biggest Cumulative Logjam, Newly Mapped in the Arctic, Stores 3.4 Million Tons of Carbon
The 51-square kilometer (20-square-mile) pileup is an important yet poorly quantified part of the carbon cycle, scientists say.
